1. Valószínűség, kilátások, szerencse A1C2 (103) – altémák

1. Valószínűség, esély (33) 2. Kilátások, várakozások (47) 3. Szerencse, véletlen (23)

chance noun /tʃɑːnts/ 3 véletlen (szerencse) [U]

I saw her by chance in the shop.

coincidence noun /kəʊˈɪnt.sɪ.dənts/ [C or U] véletlen (dolgok véletlen egybeesése)

What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.

Just by coincidence, I met my old school-mate again fifty years later.

It was pure coincidence that we met.

fortune noun /ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ 2 szerencse; sors [C or U]

The family's fortunes changed almost overnight.

I had the good fortune to meet her.

luck noun /lʌk/ [U] 1 szerencse (véletlen)

It was just luck that I asked for a job at the right time.

She wears a charm that she thinks brings her good luck.

He seems to have had a lot of bad luck in his life.

So your interview's tomorrow? Good luck!

The best of luck in/with your exams!

luck noun /lʌk/ [U] 2 szerencse (jó szerencse, siker)

Have you had any luck with booking your flight?

He tried to get into Harvard but with no luck.

Then I met this gorgeous woman and I couldn't believe my luck.

misfortune noun /mɪsˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ [C or U] balszerencse; szerencsétlenség

He had the misfortune to fall in love with a married woman.

accidental adjective /ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/ véletlen

accidental damage

The site was located after the accidental discovery of bones in a field.

fortunate adjective /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ szerencsés

You're very fortunate to have found such a lovely house.

It was fortunate that they had left in plenty of time.

He was fortunate in his choice of assistant.

lucky adjective /ˈlʌk.i/ 1 szerencsés; sikeres

"I'm going on holiday." "Lucky you!"

The lucky winner will be able to choose from three different holidays.

They're lucky to have such a nice office to work in.

He's lucky that he wasn't fired.

It sounds as if you had a lucky escape.

We'll be lucky if we get there by midnight at this rate.

lucky adjective /ˈlʌk.i/ 2 szerencsés, szerencsét hozó

I chose six - it's my lucky number.

random adjective /ˈræn.dəm/ esetleges, véletlenszerű, találomra kiválasztott

random checks/tests/attacks

We asked a random sample/selection of people what they thought.

unfortunate adjective /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ 2 szerencsétlen (peches) (vki/vmi)

One unfortunate person failed to see the hole and fell straight into it.

unlucky adjective /ʌnˈlʌk.i/ szerencsétlen; szerencsétlenséget hozó

They played well and were unlucky to lose.

Some people think it's unlucky to walk under ladders.

accidentally adverb /ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl.i/ véletlenül

She accidentally knocked over a glass of water.

fortunately adverb /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li/ szerencsére

Fortunately, we got home before it started to rain.

happily adverb /ˈhæp.ə.li/ 3 szerencsére

Happily, the operation was a complete success.

luckily adverb /ˈlʌk.ə.li/ szerencsére

Luckily, I had some money with me.

randomly adverb /ˈræn.dəm.li/ esetlegesen, véletlenszerűen, találomra

The books were randomly arranged on the shelves.

Phrases and idioms:

a stroke of luck mázli, váratlan szerencse

He had exactly the part that I needed so that was a stroke of luck.

at random véletlenszerűen, találomra

Winners will be chosen at random.

be in luck szerencséje van (informal)

"Do you have any tuna sandwiches?" "You're in luck - there's one left."

by accident véletlenül

I deleted the file by accident.

toss (a coin) pénzt feldob (vminek az eldöntéséhez)

She tossed a coin to decide who would get the prize.

Kommunikációs szándékok: A valószínűség fokainak kifejezése

7. lecke (A1) – 19. lecke (A2) – 43. lecke (B1) – 70. lecke (B2) – 93. lecke (C1) – 113. lecke (C2)